diff -r 85f290e474e2 index.rst --- a/index.rst Mon Mar 17 21:35:56 2014 -0500 +++ b/index.rst Wed Mar 19 13:22:57 2014 -0500 @@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ :numbered: setup + setupwindows help patch runtests diff -r 85f290e474e2 setup.rst --- a/setup.rst Mon Mar 17 21:35:56 2014 -0500 +++ b/setup.rst Wed Mar 19 13:22:57 2014 -0500 @@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ If you want a working copy of an already-released version of Python, i.e., a version in :ref:`maintenance mode `, you can update your -working copy. For instance, to update your working copy to Python 3.4, do:: +working copy. For instance, to update your working copy to Python 3.3, do:: - hg update 3.4 + hg update 3.3 You will need to re-compile CPython when you do such an update. @@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ Windows ''''''' - The readme included in the solution has more details, especially on the software needed to resolve the below mentioned build errors. @@ -240,11 +239,12 @@ `_. To build from the Visual Studio GUI, open the ``pcbuild.sln`` solution file -with Visual Studio. Choose the :menuselection:`Build Solution` option -under the :menuselection:`Build` or :menuselection:`Debug` menu -(depending on your version of Visual Studio). Be sure that "Debug" was -chosen as the active solution configuration (e.g. under -:menuselection:`Build --> Configuration Manager...`). +with Visual Studio. If you are using C++ Express, you may get an error message +indicating solution files are not supported, you can ignore it. Choose the +:menuselection:`Build Solution` option under the :menuselection:`Build` or +:menuselection:`Debug` menu (depending on your version of Visual Studio). +Be sure that "Debug" was chosen as the active solution configuration +(e.g. under :menuselection:`Build --> Configuration Manager...`) When building you may see a number of build errors related to missing files or directories. These do not necessarily mean that Python failed @@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ ``PCBuild\amd64\python_d.exe``. If you are compiling in release mode (which you shouldn't, in general), replace ``python_d.exe`` with ``python.exe``. +For additional help for Windows see :ref:`windows-advanced` + .. _build_troubleshooting: Troubleshooting the build